Julien Leclercq (snooker player)
{{Short description|Belgian snooker player}}
{{Infobox snooker player
| name = Julien Leclercq
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|2|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Crisnée, Liège, Belgium{{cite web|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213031637/https://www.lavenir.net/regions/huy-waremme/sports/2022/05/12/julien-leclercq-enfin-professionnel-je-suis-aux-anges-CSBYDTNWLBCFRH2YTJ63A42LYQ/|language=fr|last=A.R|title=Julien Leclercq enfin professionnel: "Je suis aux anges"|url=https://www.lavenir.net/regions/huy-waremme/sports/2022/05/12/julien-leclercq-enfin-professionnel-je-suis-aux-anges-CSBYDTNWLBCFRH2YTJ63A42LYQ/|work=lavenir.net}}
| Sport country = {{BEL}}
| Professional = 2022–present
| High ranking = 62 (July 2023)
| Official maximums =
| Best finish = Runner-up (2023 Shoot Out)
| Ranking wins =
| World champ =
}}
Julien Leclercq (born 3 February 2003) is a Belgian professional snooker player.
Leclercq turned professional in 2022 after winning the Q Tour Playoff and gained a two-year tour card for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 snooker seasons.{{Cite web |url=https://wst.tv/follow-the-q-tour-play-off/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510213311/https://wst.tv/follow-the-q-tour-play-off/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |title= Leclercq wins Q Tour Play-off |website=WST|date= 11 March 2022}}
Performance and rankings timeline
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! Tournament ! 2020/ ! 2022/ ! 2023/ ! 2024/ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Ranking
|align="center"|He was an amateur |align="center"|New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking |align="center"|68 |align="center"|Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points |
colspan="10"|Ranking tournaments |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|English Open
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuhan Open
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Open
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|International Championship
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish Open
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Open
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tour Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
colspan="10"|Former ranking tournaments |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Classic
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European Masters
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
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! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |
align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ
| lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | won the tournament |
align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ
| did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |
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style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
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Career finals
=Ranking finals: 1 =
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!width="80"|Outcome !width="20"|No. !width="50"|Year !width="180"|Championship !width="100"|{{nowrap|Opponent(s) in the final}} !width="50"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1. | 2023 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin | align="center"|0–1 |
=Team finals: 2 (1 title) =
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!width="80"|Outcome !width="20"|No. !width="50"|Year !width="150"|Championship !width="120"|Team/Partner !width="100"|{{nowrap|Opponent(s) in the final}} !width="50"|Score |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1. | {{nowrap|European Team Snooker Championships}} | {{flagcountry|BEL}} 1 | {{flagcountry|WAL}} 1 | align="center"|5–2 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1. | {{nowrap|European Team Snooker Championships}} | {{flagcountry|BEL}} 1 | {{flagcountry|POL}} 1 | align="center"|3–5 |
=Amateur finals: 4 (1 title)=
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!width="70"| Outcome !width="20"| No. !width="30"| Year !width="320"| Championship !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="30"| Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1. | 2021 | EBSA European Under-18 Championship | {{flagicon|BEL}} Ben Mertens | 3–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2. | 2021 | EBSA European Under-21 Championship | {{flagicon|WAL}} Dylan Emery | 2–5 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3. | 2022 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan | 2–5 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1. | 2022 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Clenshaw | 5–2 |
References
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External links
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